'Melania' Director Defends $75 Million Documentary Price Tag—Here's Why It's Raised Eyebrows

Amazon spent $40 million for the rights to “Melania” at auction, and reportedly spent an additional $35 million on the marketing and theatrical release, an unusually high spend for a documentary.

At ‘Melania' Premiere, Brett Ratner And The First Lady Defend Cost Of Amazon MGM Documentary

At the splashy Kennedy Center premiere for Melania, the Amazon MGM documentary opening this weekend, the movie’s director, Brett Ratner, and First Lady Melania Trump defended the cost of the project,

Amazon wraps controversial week ahead of 'Melania' premier, fourth-quarter earnings

Amazon's week included a White House screening of the "Melania" documentary and another massive round of layoffs.
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Amazon's $75m Melania documentary struggles at UK box office, sells just one ticket

Despite the muted response, Amazon has insisted that its decision to invest heavily in the project reflects audience demand rather than political considerations